Mar 29, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA
What is Texas v. United States? It is a challenge to the legality of DACA by nine states led by Texas. Which states are challenging DACA? Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, and West Virginia. What is Texas v. United...
Mar 16, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
PHOENIX – A last-minute agreement to prevent changes to immigration policies, between the outgoing Trump administration and Arizona state officials, is unlawful, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by a Latino civil rights organization. Attorneys with MALDEF...
Feb 23, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Congressmember Debbie Lesko (AZ -08) recently said that while Latinos are “good workers,” COVID-19 vaccinations should go first to “American citizens” before “people who are here illegally.” Her remarks were made in a U.S. House of Representatives...
Feb 8, 2021 | News Releases, Voting Rights
CHICAGO – A federal court has rejected a request by Arkansas and local county officials to dismiss a lawsuit challenging sections of the state election code that disenfranchise voters who are not proficient in English. The suit was filed in November by MALDEF...
Jan 27, 2021 | Census, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Birmingham, AL – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is dismissing a cross-claim filed in federal court in Alabama against the Census Bureau, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the Census Bureau....
